A Homeless Man Is Suing After Being Wrongfully Accused of Using Fake Money at Burger King

BOSTON) — Emory Ellis, a black homeless man in Boston, was hungry so he went to Burger King one morning in 2015. But instead of breakfast, Ellis got a ride to the police station and more than three months in jail after he was wrongfully accused of using counterfeit cash, he says.

Now Ellis is suing the fast food giant and franchisee for nearly $1 million, saying he was discriminated against because of his appearance. The lawsuit comes on the heels of recent cases of police being called on black people that have sparked uproar and claims of racial profiling.

Ellis’ attorney said the cashier likely wouldn’t have questioned if the money was real if a white man in a suit handed him the same bill. Even if he did, the cashier probably would have apologized and said he couldn’t accept the cash instead of calling police, attorney Justin Drechsler said.

BOSTON) — Emory Ellis, a black homeless man in Boston, was hungry so he went to Burger King one morning in 2015. But instead of breakfast, Ellis got a ride to the police station and more than three months in jail after he was wrongfully accused of using counterfeit cash, he says.

Now Ellis is suing the fast food giant and franchisee for nearly $1 million, saying he was discriminated against because of his appearance. The lawsuit comes on the heels of recent cases of police being called on black people that have sparked uproar and claims of racial profiling.

Ellis’ attorney said the cashier likely wouldn’t have questioned if the money was real if a white man in a suit handed him the same bill. Even if he did, the cashier probably would have apologized and said he couldn’t accept the cash instead of calling police, attorney Justin Drechsler said.

BOSTON) — Emory Ellis, a black homeless man in Boston, was hungry so he went to Burger King one morning in 2015. But instead of breakfast, Ellis got a ride to the police station and more than three months in jail after he was wrongfully accused of using counterfeit cash, he says.

Now Ellis is suing the fast food giant and franchisee for nearly $1 million, saying he was discriminated against because of his appearance. The lawsuit comes on the heels of recent cases of police being called on black people that have sparked uproar and claims of racial profiling.

Ellis’ attorney said the cashier likely wouldn’t have questioned if the money was real if a white man in a suit handed him the same bill. Even if he did, the cashier probably would have apologized and said he couldn’t accept the cash instead of calling police, attorney Justin Drechsler said.

Ummmm....Burger King didn't arrest the guy, the cops did. And it's not against the law to call the cops these days, is it?

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Something is missing from this story.

We are being presented with a story from Yahoo News, that this homeless black guy walks in to a Burger King, orders food and pays for it with money an employee suspects as being counterfeit. In response, nothing else discussed, the cops are called. Upon arrival, we are led to believe the cops immediately arrest him, and he spends the next 3 months in jail.

Something else had to have taken place, and Yahoo doesn't appear to feel a need to report it.

We are being presented with a story from Yahoo News, that this homeless black guy walks in to a Burger King, orders food and pays for it with money an employee suspects as being counterfeit. In response, nothing else discussed, the cops are called. Upon arrival, we are led to believe the cops immediately arrest him, and he spends the next 3 months in jail.

Something else had to have taken place, and Yahoo doesn't appear to feel a need to report it.

Once again, someone (the lawyer) just has to toss the race card into the mix. Who gives a **** about the white guy in a suit? What about the homeless white guy? Or might it not be quite PC enough to ponder—what about the black guy in a suit? :0

Seriously, it sounds like a clear winner without making it into a racial component, so why spin one into it?